v.
Pronunciation: ' va-nish
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English vanisshen, from Anglo-French vaniss -, stem of vanir, envanir, esvanir, from Vulgar Latin *exvanire, alteration of Latin evanescere to dissipate like vapor, vanish, from e- + vanescere to vanish, from vanus empty
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to pass quickly from sight : DISAPPEAR b : to pass completely from existence
2 : to assume the value zero
transitive verb : to cause to disappear
– van · ish · er noun